Photo: Kamikaze Drift
The naturally-aspirated two-liter boxer heart of the Toyobaru has led to plenty of misconceptions from supercar and hypercar owners, with many of these drivers tending to overlook the superb handling balance of the JDM delight to its lack of sheer powaaah.
Every now and then, though, the tuning world likes to deliver a mind-blowing Toyobaru that comes to blow away such misconceptions and we're here to bring you a stunning example of that.
We're talking about the Toyota GT86 in the images below (helmet tip to Kamikaze Drift for the pics), whose powertrain not only allows it to play with supercars, but also gifts it with all the assets required by a potential hypercar battle.
The compact engine compartment of the 86 now accommodated the infamous Nissan RB26 turbocharged straight-six. And we're dealing with an incarnation of the mill that has been massaged to deliver 1,000 horses.
While we've shown you hyperpowered GT86s before, most of these Toyotas retain their RWD configuration, as they belong to the drifting realm (here's an extreme example of a slip angle-savvy GT86). However, this isn't the case with the beast we have here, as the owner of the machine went for all-out performance.
As such, this GT86 sends the power to the road via a Nissan Skyline GT-R all-wheel-drive system. And while we don't have the go-fast numbers for this compact bomb, when the chassis-engine combo delivered here meets the ATTESA E-TS AWD of the GT-R, you should expect nothing short of mind-blowing results.
You can check out the details of this velocity-addicted GT86 in the pics below.
We're talking about the Toyota GT86 in the images below (helmet tip to Kamikaze Drift for the pics), whose powertrain not only allows it to play with supercars, but also gifts it with all the assets required by a potential hypercar battle.
The compact engine compartment of the 86 now accommodated the infamous Nissan RB26 turbocharged straight-six. And we're dealing with an incarnation of the mill that has been massaged to deliver 1,000 horses.
While we've shown you hyperpowered GT86s before, most of these Toyotas retain their RWD configuration, as they belong to the drifting realm (here's an extreme example of a slip angle-savvy GT86). However, this isn't the case with the beast we have here, as the owner of the machine went for all-out performance.
As such, this GT86 sends the power to the road via a Nissan Skyline GT-R all-wheel-drive system. And while we don't have the go-fast numbers for this compact bomb, when the chassis-engine combo delivered here meets the ATTESA E-TS AWD of the GT-R, you should expect nothing short of mind-blowing results.
Gym visit results aside, what does this GT86 pack?
Given the extreme tech makeover of the vehicle, we could almost call the visual part of the tuning job a restrained episode, with most of the credit for the transformation going to a Rocket Bunny kit and, obviously, the new multi-spoke wheels.You can check out the details of this velocity-addicted GT86 in the pics below.
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